KR100661166B1 - Editing method to be applied to digital photographing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

An editing method applied to a digital image pickup device is provided to edit an image by using the image pickup device itself without using an additional editing device. An editing position and editing information which are set up are stored. When an editing execution command is inputted(S201), the editing position and the editing information are analyzed(S203-S209,S225,S227). A partial region of image data is deleted in the analyzed editing position. The image data are reconfigured by applying the analyzed editing information, and the reconfigured image data are recorded(S211-S221).

Description

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1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting editing information and an editing position to be applied to image data in an editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of editing image data according to edit information and an edit position set in an editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to an editing method applied to a digital imaging device, and more particularly, to an editing method applied to a digital imaging device for reconstructing image data in the imaging device itself according to a user editing method set using the imaging device. It is about.

The imaging apparatus detects light reflected from a subject by using a photoelectric conversion element to take an image. Such imaging apparatuses include digital video cameras and camcorders.

In order to edit an image photographed by a conventional imaging apparatus, an editor and an image pickup apparatus such as a computer or a player are connected, and then an unnecessary portion of the captured image is reproduced and edited.

For example, to delete some images from a video taken by a camcorder and set digital effects for a specific video, first connect the camcorder to a computer, and then run software for video editing on the computer. Editing of images stored in the camcorder is performed.

For this reason, it is inconvenient to use a separate editor to edit the image photographed by the imaging device.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an editing method applied to a digital imaging apparatus capable of editing an image using the imaging apparatus itself without using a separate editor.

The editing method applied to the digital imaging device according to the present invention for achieving the above object, at least any one of the editing position for retrieving the image data stored in the imaging device to delete the partial region of the image data, and the editing information to be applied to the image data Setting one, storing the edit position and edit information to be set, analyzing a set edit position and edit information when an edit execution command is input, and deleting a partial region of the image data at the analyzed edit position And reconstructing and recording the image data by applying the analyzed edit information.

In this case, the editing information is at least one of overlapping between images, fade-in of the image, and fade-out of the image.

Preferably, the image data is reconstructed in units of a predetermined data amount, and when the reconstructed image data reaches the reference data amount, the reconstructed image data is recorded.

Preferably, the setting may include setting the image pickup device to the edit mode, reproducing the image data to be reconstructed, and searching for a region to be edited. When the input start position information is stored, when the edit information is input after the delete start command, storing the input edit information, searching for a region to be edited in the image data, and when the delete end command is input, the delete ends. Storing the inputted editing information when the ending positional information in which the command is input is stored, and when the editing information is input after the deleting ending instruction.

Preferably, in the recording step, when the editing position is set, the analyzed editing information is applied to the front and rear regions of the partial region, and the image data is reconstructed. The editing information is applied to reconstruct the video data.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described the present invention in more detail.

1 is a flowchart illustrating a method of setting editing information and an editing position to be applied to image data in an editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, first, in order to perform editing of image data in the imaging apparatus itself, an editing mode for setting editing information and an editing position to be applied to image data is set (S101).

Subsequently, an area to be edited is searched for in the image data to be edited and reconstructed, and an editing command is input in the searched area to be edited (S103). The image data to be edited is reproduced in the image pickup device, and the area to be edited is searched using command buttons such as PLAY, FPS, PRS, SLOW, and STILL of the image pickup device. If an image of an area to be edited is found among the image data being played, an editing command is input.

If an editing command is input, it is determined whether or not it is a cutting start command for deleting image data (S105). When the inputted editing command is determined to be a cutting start command, the inputted editing command is determined as a starting position for deleting image data at the time when the editing command is input, and the positional information of the image data is stored (S107).

Next, it is determined whether the edit information is input (S109). Here, the editing information is a processing method that is mainly applied to image data before and after a region in which a cut command is input to a portion of the image data and is deleted. The fade in, fade out, and overlap of images are applied. (overlapping). When the partial region of the image data is deleted, the image data can be reconstructed by connecting the image before the deleted start position and the image after the deleted end position. For example, the before and after images may be superimposed so that the images before and after the deleted image may be naturally connected.

In this case, when the edit information is input after the cut start command is input, the edit information to be applied to the image before the position information stored in step S107 is set. However, when the edited information is inputted without the cut start command, the edited information is set for the image at the time when the edited command is input.

Subsequently, when the edit information is input, the selected edit information is stored (S111).

Subsequently, an area to be edited is searched for in image data to be edited and reconstructed, and an editing command is input in the searched area to be edited (S113). With respect to the image data after the image data in which the cut start is input or the edit information is input, the area to be edited again is searched by using command buttons such as PLAY, FPS, PRS, SLOW, STILL, etc. of the image capturing apparatus in step S103. If an image of the region to be edited is found among the image data being played, the editing command is input again.

On the other hand, if the edit information is not input in step S109, go to step S113 without storing the edit information, search for the area to be edited in the image data to be reconstructed again, and input the edit command in the searched edit area.

Subsequently, it is determined whether the editing command input in step S113 is a cutting end command for deleting image data (S115). Whether or not it is a cut end command is determined by whether a cut start command is input before an input editing command. That is, when the cut command is set before the cut command, the input cut command is determined as the cut end command.

If it is determined that the input editing command is the cut end command, it is determined as an end position for deleting the image data at the time when the editing command is input, and the position information of the image data is stored (S117).

Next, it is determined whether the edit information is input (S109). Here, the editing information is a processing method that is mainly applied to image data before and after an area in which a cutting command is input to a portion of the image data and is deleted, and includes a fade in, fade out, and interframe. Overlapping and the like.

In this case, when the edit information is input after the cut end command is input, the edit information to be applied to the image data after the end position stored in step S117 is set. However, when the edited information is inputted without the cut end command, the edited information is set for the video data at the time when the edited command is input.

When the edit information is input, the selected edit information is stored (S121), and it is determined whether or not the editing is finished (S123). It is determined whether or not the editing mode is released. If the editing is not finished, the process returns to step S103 to search for the editing area and input the editing command.

On the other hand, if the edit information is not input in step S119, go to step S123 without storing the edit information to determine whether the editing is finished.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of editing image data according to edit information and an edit position set in an editing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Fig. 2, an editing execution command is input to the imaging device (S201), and the video data to be edited is reproduced (S203). Editing of the image data reproduces the image data in units of a predetermined data amount, such as in a certain sector unit.

Subsequently, it is determined whether the region to which the cut start command is set is included in the reproduced video data (S205). By using the saved location information when inputting a cut start command, it is determined whether a deletion start position exists for the reproduced image data. It is determined whether or not the crop start setting area is included based on whether or not the image data having an address corresponding to the position information of the deletion start position where the reproduced image data is stored exists.

When the image data to be reproduced includes the crop start setting region, it is determined whether the edit information is set to the image data to be reproduced (S207). Here, the editing information is an effect applied mainly when the video is connected, as described above with reference to FIG. 1, and includes fading in, fading out, and overlapping.

If edit information is set in the reproduced video data, the set edit information is analyzed and stored (S209). Analyzes and stores whether the edit information set in the reproduced video data is fade in, fade out, etc. and the position of the video data to which the edit information is applied.

Subsequently, it is determined whether the region to which the cut end command is set is included in the reproduced image data (S211). As in the determination of whether or not to include the crop start setting region in step S205, it is determined whether a deletion end position exists for the image data reproduced by using the stored position information when the crop end command is input. It is determined whether the cropping end setting area is included in the reproduced image data based on whether or not the image data having an address corresponding to the stored positional end position information exists.

On the other hand, if the edit information is not set in the video data to be reproduced in step S207, it is determined in step S211 whether the cut end setting area is included in the video data to be reproduced.

If the cut-out setting area is included in the reproduced image data, the edited image data is stored by applying cutting and editing information (S213). The start position and the end position to be deleted are detected from the image data to be reproduced by using the set crop start and the crop end, and the image data located within the end position is deleted from the detected start position. In this case, when the edit information is set for the video data, the edited information stored in the analysis in step S207 is applied to the video data.

For example, if the fade in is set before the start position to be deleted and after the end position to be deleted, the image data from the start position to the end position to be deleted is deleted, and then the image data before the start position to be deleted. Each image data after the end position is applied with a fade in and stored.

On the other hand, if the cutting end setting area is not included in the image data reproduced in step S211, the image data to be edited by applying the editing information is stored (S215). As described above, when the video data to be played back includes the crop start setting area but does not include the crop end setting area, when all the video data subsequent to the video data of the area where the crop start is set are deleted from the video data to be played back. Corresponding. Therefore, after deleting the image data to be played after the start position to be deleted from the image data to be reproduced, various effects such as fade in and fade out are applied to the image data before the start position to be deleted according to whether or not the edit information is set in step S207. do.

On the other hand, if the video data to be reproduced in step S205 does not include the cut start setting area, it is determined whether or not the edit information is set to the video data to be reproduced (S225).

If edit information is set in the reproduced video data, the edited edit information is analyzed and the analyzed edit information is applied to the video data and stored (S227). Whether the edit information set in the reproduced video data is fade in, fade out, etc. is analyzed, and the analyzed edit information is applied to the reproduced video data. As described above, when the edited information is set without including the cut start setting area in the reproduced video data, the edited information set for the video data at the time of the edited information is applied without deleting the reproduced video data. Save it.

As in steps S213, S215, and S227, the edited image data is stored according to whether the reproduced image data includes a cut start setting region, whether to include a cutting end setting region, and whether or not to set the editing information. Thereafter, the capacity of the stored image data is compared with the size of the predetermined memory capacity (S217). If the capacity of the video data to be stored is smaller than the predetermined memory capacity, the video data after the edited video data is reproduced (S219), and the operations after the step S205 are repeated to perform subsequent video data according to the edit information and the edit position set. Edit

On the other hand, when the capacity of the image data to be stored is equal to or larger than the predetermined memory capacity, the image device is switched to the recording mode and the edited and stored image data is recorded (S221). If the edited video data stored in the temporary memory is equal to or larger than a predetermined memory capacity, the image pickup device is switched from the playback mode for editing to the recording mode, and the edited video data is stored in the storage medium.

After storing the edited image data in the storage medium, it is determined whether reproduction of the image data is completed or not, and whether or not editing execution is terminated (S223). If the editing execution does not end, go to step S219 to play the video data corresponding to the predetermined data amount among the subsequent video data of the edited video data and perform the editing again.

As described above, according to the present invention, after the user photographs using the imaging device, the user can not only edit the image using the imaging device itself without a separate editor, but also edit the image without the additional software. You can set the effect to connect the deleted video naturally.

In addition, although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been shown and described above, the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments described above, but the technical field to which the invention belongs without departing from the spirit of the invention claimed in the claims. Of course, various modifications can be made by those skilled in the art, and these modifications should not be individually understood from the technical spirit or the prospect of the present invention.

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Setting at least one of an editing position for deleting the partial region of the image data and editing information to be applied to the image data by retrieving image data stored in the image pickup apparatus; Storing the set editing position and the edit information; Analyzing the set edit position and the edit information when an edit execution command is input; And And reconstructing and recording the video data by deleting the partial region of the video data at the analyzed editing position and applying the analyzed edited information. . The method of claim 1, And the editing information is at least one of overlapping between images, fade-in of the image, and fade-out of the image. The method of claim 1, And the reconstructed image data is recorded when the reconstructed image data reaches a reference data amount. The reconstructed image data is recorded. The method of claim 1, The setting step, Setting the image pickup device to an edit mode, reproducing image data to be reconstructed, and searching for an area to be edited; When the image data deletion start command is input, storing starting position information of the deletion start command input; Storing edited input information when edit information is input after the delete start command; Searching for a region to be edited in the image data and storing an end position information in which the deletion termination command is input; And And storing the inputted edited information when the edited information is input after the delete end command. The method of claim 1, In the recording step, when the editing position is set, the analyzed editing information is applied to the front and rear regions of the partial region to reconstruct the image data. When the editing position is not set, the editing time is set. And the editing information is applied to the video data of the video data to reconstruct the video data.

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